Ron Kind: “Mr. Speaker, most of the Nation and the world realizes that the Bush administration has come out with a detailed plan…”

“Mr. Speaker, most of the Nation and the world realizes that the Bush administration has come out with a detailed plan that they announced last week. The Members of the new Democratic Coalition in the House have an energy plan that we announced last week, announcing principles, values, and policy statements that we want to work on as we move forward in this session of Congress to try to find some long-term solutions to our 21st century energy challenges. We do face challenges as we start this new century; and hopefully we will find some solutions to these challenges. That is why we in the Democratic Coalition believe that the best approach is one that calls for balance.”